Dutch distinctions, research subsidies and awards

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)

Academy Professor

The Academy Professor program of the KNAW was founded by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and is geared to excellent professors that are part of the absolute scientific elite. The aim of the program is to free up these professors for top quality research as to educate researchers.

The following TU/e professors have been appointed academy professors:

2014: Prof.dr. Bert Meijer

2004: Prof.dr. Rutger van Santen

2005: Prof.dr. Rik Huiskes (inmiddels overleden)

Members of the KNAW

The KNAW has some 500 members that are part of the Department of Literature or Physics. Members are nominated for life and after they reach the age of 65 become dormant members.

The following TU/e professors are active members of the KNAW:

2017: Prof.dr. Carlijn Bouten

2015: Prof.dr.ir. Hans Kuipers

2014: Prof.dr.ir. Wil van der Aalst

2013: Prof.dr.ir. Richard van de Sanden

2011: Prof.dr.ir. René Janssen

2010: Prof.dr. Dick Broer

2009: Prof.dr. Johan Schot

2007: Prof.dr. Reinder Coehoorn

2005: Prof.dr.ir. Rene de Borst

2003: Prof.dr. Bert Meijer

2001: Prof.dr. Rutger van Santen

1999: Prof.dr.ir. Harry Lintsen

1997: Prof.dr.ir Gert Jan van Heijst

The Young Academy:

The Young Academy of the KNAW is a dynamic, innovative platform of Young top scientists with a vision of science and scientific policy. The Young Academy organizes inspiring activities for various target groups in the field of interdisciplinarity, scientific policy, and science and society. The Young Academy has fifty members aged between 25 and 45 nominated less than ten years after receiving their doctorates. Together they represent a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines and work at Dutch universities and many research institutes.

The following TU/e researchers are/have been members of The Young Academy:

2015: Dr. Patricia Dankers

2015: Prof.dr. Johan van Leeuwaarden

2012: Prof.dr.ir. Maaike Kroon

2010: Prof.dr. Bettina Speckmann

2006: Prof.dr. Mark Peletier

2005: Prof.dr. Carlijn Bouten

NWO / STW

Spinoza laureates (NWO)

Spinoza awardThe Spinoza award is the highest Dutch distinction in science and only those Dutch researchers that are part of the scientific elite are eligible. The award was first made in 1995.

The Spinoza award winners of TU/e are:

2015: Prof.dr.ir. Rene Janssen

2001: Prof.dr. Bert Meijer

1999: Prof.dr.ir. Rene de Borst

1997: Prof.dr. Rutger van Santen

Simon Stevin Masters and Companions (STW)

The Simon Stevin Master is an honorary title awarded since 1998 by the STW Technology Association to very prominent engineering scientific researchers at Dutch universities and para-university institutes. This largest Dutch award in technology is given to the best engineering-scientific researchers that have submitted research applications to STW.

The following TU/e researchers are Simon Stevin Masters:

2016: Prof.dr.ir. Maarten Steinbuch

2010: Prof.dr. Philip de Goey

2006: Prof.dr.ir. Jaap Schouten

2004: Prof.dr.ir. Arthur van Roermund

Simon Stevin CompanionThe Simon Stevin Companion is an honorary title awarded since 2005 by the STW Technology Association to highly promising researchers that gain their doctorates the previous year in an STW project.

TU/e award winners:

2011: Dr.ir. Linda van den Bedem

2010: Dr.ir. Martijn Cox

2009: Dr.ir. Rick Scholte

Veni, Vidi, Vici laureates (NWO)

The Innovation Stimulus Program established by NWO and KNAW along with the universities in 2000 aims to give innovating research an added stimulus. The Innovation Stimulus is a personalized incentive to talented, creative researchers to undertake research of their choice and to promote the move to scientific research institutions. The innovation stimulus comprises three categories:

Vici for senior researchers to build their own research group. TU/e Vici winners are: